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Tropical Storm Gordon (2018)

Tropical Storm Gordon was a tropical storm at its peak, with 69 mph winds and a lowest pressure of 996 mb, per NOAA's National Hurricane Center. Modeled winds reached tropical-storm force (39 mph) at 2 of the cities we track; the strongest was Gulfport, MS, with a modeled peak gust of 55 mph.

Peak strength69 mph winds (1-minute)
Tropical storm
Cities with tropical-storm-force windsModeled, of the cities we track
2
LandfallsFirst September 3, 2018
3
Lowest pressure
996 mb

Track, wind field and cities

Select a piece of the track or a city for details.

  • Depression or weaker
  • Tropical storm
  • Hurricane, Category 1 or 2
  • Major hurricane, Category 3 to 5
  • Landfall
  • City (larger ring, stronger modeled gust)
  • Modeled wind field, 39 to 111 mph sustained (darker, stronger; orange 111 mph+)
Source: NOAA/NWS National Hurricane Center best track (HURDAT2). City winds and the wind field are modeled.

The shaded areas are where our model puts Tropical Storm Gordon’s sustained winds over open land at 39 mph or more (tropical-storm force), 58, 74 (hurricane force) and 111 mph (major hurricane force) at some point along its track. Modeled, not measured. How we model hurricane winds

Landfalls

  1. September 3, 2018, tropical storm at 52 mph, 25.0°N, 80.5°W
  2. September 3, 2018, tropical storm at 52 mph, 25.2°N, 80.9°W
  3. September 5, 2018, tropical storm at 69 mph, about 30 miles from Mobile, AL

Modeled winds at cities (2)

Estimated peak winds for open, flat ground at each city’s center. Not measurements. How we model hurricane winds

CityPeak gustSustainedClosest passPeak
Gulfport, MS55 mph44 mph27 milesSep 4, 2018, 10:15 PM CDT
Mobile, AL52 mph42 mph30 milesSep 4, 2018, 10:00 PM CDT

Best track (25 positions)

TimeStatusWindPressurePosition
Sep 2, 18:00 UTCDisturbance29 mph1012 mb22.4°N, 77.0°W
Sep 3, 00:00 UTCDisturbance29 mph1011 mb23.3°N, 78.2°W
Sep 3, 06:00 UTCTropical depression35 mph1009 mb24.2°N, 79.4°W
Sep 3, 09:00 UTCTropical storm40 mph1008 mb24.6°N, 80.0°W
Sep 3, 11:15 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph1006 mb25.0°N, 80.5°W
Sep 3, 12:00 UTCTropical storm52 mph1006 mb25.1°N, 80.7°W
Sep 3, 13:15 UTC (landfall)Tropical storm52 mph1006 mb25.2°N, 80.9°W
Sep 3, 18:00 UTCTropical storm58 mph1004 mb25.8°N, 81.9°W
Sep 4, 00:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1003 mb26.6°N, 83.3°W
Sep 4, 06:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1002 mb27.2°N, 84.9°W
Sep 4, 12:00 UTCTropical storm63 mph1001 mb28.1°N, 86.2°W
Sep 4, 18:00 UTCTropical storm69 mph1000 mb28.9°N, 87.2°W
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